Ash Wednesday

ASH WEDNESDAY Clockwise from far left: Bishop Serratelli (holding a hat with the St. Joseph’s logo on it, a gift from Kevin Slavin, president and CEO) with (from left) Father David Ahiahornu, Sister of Charity Patricia Mennor, vice president of mission at St. Joseph Medical Center, and Deacon Lawrence Duffy, director of mission services.

PATERSON Bishop Serratelli celebrated Mass in the chapel of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center here March 6 on Ash Wednesday morning, where he distributed ashes to employees of the hospital to begin the holy season of Lent. Following Mass, he visited patients at the hospital in their rooms and distributed ashes to them, blessed them and prayed with them.